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Topic: Academic News

Four students, two women and two men, sit at a table with their laptops, outdoors on Kean's Union campus

Kean Enrollment Grows to Highest Total in History

More than 17,000 students from 82 countries and 35 states are registered at Kean University this fall, marking record enrollment that showcases the urban research university’s tremendous growth worldwide.

Jessica Thurlow, new dean of CLA, stands in front of CAS

Kean Q&A: College of Liberal Arts Welcomes Dean Jessica Thurlow, Ph.D.

A student-centered academic leader who was drawn to Kean’s "deep focus on access and affordability," Thurlow plans to nurture and grow programs in the CLA and create connections among Kean's colleges and across its campuses.

James Konopack, new dean of CHPHS, stands in front of NAAB

Kean Q&A: Dean James Konopack, Ph.D., Joins CHPHS

A New Jersey native, Konopack envisions the College of Health Professions and Human Services as a leader for interprofessional education and collaborative, evidence-based practice, and a cultivator of "future generations of healthcare practitioners and scholars."

Students at computers in the summer STEaM program at Kean

Pre-College Students STEaM to Future Career Success at Kean

Pre-college students from Jersey City and Elizabeth explored potential careers in engineering, cybersecurity and other STEM-related fields during a Kean University summer program sponsored by the Port Authority of NY & NJ and Kean’s Office of Career Services.

Students work on Bloomberg terminals in Kean's College of Business and Public Management

College of Business and Public Management Earns Prestigious AACSB Accreditation

The Kean University College of Business and Public Management (CBPM) has attained accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), considered the gold standard of accreditation for business colleges worldwide.

Kean alumnus and musical composer Colin Bell at the keyboard

Composing Career Takes Kean Music Education Graduate from Marching Bands to the Red Carpet

Colin Bell earned a B.A. in music education from Kean in 2005 and, after graduating, joined the music faculty of his alma mater, Old Bridge High School. He has also become a prolific composer, more recently, for movies and other screen projects.

Students walk across the Kean campus during orientation. GLAAB is visible in background.

Kean Named to ‘Transfer Honor Roll’ for Eighth Year

Kean University has been selected for the eighth consecutive year to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll, placing the University among the country’s top “Transfer-Friendly” institutions of higher education.

Brenna Levine working in the lab with student Nicolas Largotta, a junior molecular and cell biology major

Kean University Professor Brenna Levine Helps Discover First ‘Virgin Birth’ in Crocodiles

Assistant Professor Brenna Levine, Ph.D., co-authored a research paper proving female crocodiles can reproduce without a mate, a finding that sheds new light on scientists’ understanding of crocodiles’ ancestors, dinosaurs.

Kean Establishes Tuition and Fees for 2023-2024

The Kean University Board of Trustees voted on Monday, June 26, to raise tuition and fees for the 2023-2024 academic year by 3.5%, maintaining the University’s status as the most affordable research university in the State of New Jersey.

Elizabeth Del Pino, in her commencement gown and doctoral tam, smiles outside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Speech-Language Pathologist Earns Doctorate and Becomes Kean Triple Alumna

Elizabeth Del Pino, SLPD, received her bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology at Kean in 2017 – then continued on to earn her master’s degree in 2019 and this year, graduated with her doctorate, all in the same field.